diff --git a/cypress/integration/app/activateuser.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/app/activateuser.spec.ts
index c13d1c8e56..b7f94b3774 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/app/activateuser.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/app/activateuser.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe("User invite and activation", () => {
 
     cy.findByRole("button", { name: /^create$/i }).click();
 
+    // Ensure the email has been delivered
     cy.wait(3000); // eslint-disable-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
 
     cy.logout();
diff --git a/cypress/integration/app/teamflow.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/app/teamflow.spec.ts
index 9cb0903b1c..995bef87f3 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/app/teamflow.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/app/teamflow.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ describe("Teams flow", () => {
     cy.findByRole("button", { name: /^create$/i }).click();
 
     cy.visit("/settings/teams");
+    // Allow rendering to settle
+    // TODO this might represent a bug in the React code.
+    cy.wait(100); // eslint-disable-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
 
     cy.contains("Valor").get(".Select-arrow-zone").click();
 
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ describe("Teams flow", () => {
     cy.findByRole("button", { name: /save/i }).click();
 
     cy.visit("/settings/teams");
+    // Allow rendering to settle
+    // TODO this might represent a bug in the React code.
+    cy.wait(100); // eslint-disable-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
 
     cy.contains("Mystic").get(".Select-arrow-zone").click();